All HSJ Local articles – Page 267
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Western Sussex Hospitals draws up staff wellbeing strategy
WORKFORCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has published a draft strategy to improve the health and wellbeing of its staff.
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New chief nurse at Leicestershire Partnership Trust
WORKFORCE: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust has appointed Adrian Childs as its new chief nurse, from Manchester Mental Health & Social Care NHS Trust.
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New nursing strategy at Cumbria Partnership
PERFORMANCE: Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new nursing strategy called Taking pride in our nursing care
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Millions spent on agency staff in Hereford and Worcestershire
WORKFORCE: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust and Wye Valley Trust spent more than £12.5m employing locum doctors and agency nurses in 2012.
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Wards closed at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals
Two wards have been closed at the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust due to an outbreak of norovirus.
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Bolton attempt to cut 18 weeks backlog
PERFORMANCE: Recent board papers for Bolton CCG highlight an agreement with Bolton NHS Foundation Trust to introduce a “backlog reduction plan” to reduce the number of patients waiting more than 18 weeks from referral to treatment.
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Chronic pain addressed by Cumbria CCG
SERVICE DESIGN: Recent board papers for Cumbria CCG warn of ongoing problems with service provision for its spinal pain management service.
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Cumbria reports overactivity for Morecambe Bay
FINANCE: Board papers warn that “activity in 2012/13 is significantly over performance” for University of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
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Cumbria CCG specialised commissioning query
The latest finance board papers for Cumbria CCG warn of complications due to the split of commissioning responsibility for services.
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Barts Health Trust aiming for 6.5 per cent CIP savings in 2013-14
FINANCE: Barts Health Trust is aiming for £77.5m in savings during 2013-14
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Central Manchester CCG investigates options for chronic pain service
COMMERCIAL: Practices in central Manchester are being asked to participate in an audit to “ascertain the impact of a chronic pain service”, according to clinical commissioning group board papers.
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Bury CCG to run block contracts with main providers
FINANCE: NHS Bury CCG has said its main contracts for 2013-14 will be operated on a “block basis”, meaning the provider does not get paid more if activity is higher than planned.
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG report healthy financial position
FINANCE: The two primary care trusts that were replaced by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group both posted surpluses last financial year, according to CCG board papers.
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Kingston Hospital plans savings of £10.8m this year
FINANCE: Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust are planning savings of £10.8m this year, HSJ research reveals.
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Barnet CCG makes less than half the expected QIPP savings
FINANCE: Barnet CCG has made less than half of its expected QIPP savings in 2012-13, a report revealed.
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Temporary safety changes to maternity services take hold in East Sussex
STRUCTURE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust has confirmed that temporary changes to maintain the safety of its maternity and paediatric services were implemented on 7 May.
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SASH launches new nursing and midwifery strategy
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust has published a three-year Nursing and Midwifery Strategy intended to take frontline care to a “higher level”.
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New breast cancer unit takes shape at West Sussex
STRUCTURE: Work has begun on new breast cancer services at Western Sussex Hospitals Trust.
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Improved weekend patient care in East Kent
PERFORMANCE: Patients at East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust are getting better, safer care thanks to an initiative to improve the training and supervision of junior medical staff, especially at weekends.
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South Manchester targets prescribing savings
FINANCE: South Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group plans to make higher quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) savings on its prescribing budget than on any other area of expenditure in 2013-14, board papers show.